We thank Edwards (2002) for his comments on our work (Hodgetts et al., 2001) and his views on the growth-faulted stratigraphy of the Gulf of Mexico. The models we presented for offshore Brunei were developed to explain observations (i.e., they are data driven), and we make no apology that the model derived from the observations is not identical with earlier models proposed by Edwards (2002) for a different part of the world. Several points are raised in Edwards (2002), and for clarity we structure our reply under the following headings: methodology and definitions; shoreline behavior during growth...